bristle

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph depicting the bristles or quills of a porcupine or hedgehog. The three perpendicular strokes reflect how such bristles protrude and protect.

Mnemonic: Three strokes like three porcupine quills standing upright to protect.

• 彩cǎi🔊

  (bright) color

  11 strokes

• 彬bīn🔊

  urbane; well-bred; cultivated

  11 strokes

• 彪biāo🔊

  (literary) tiger stripes; (by extension) ornate and brightly colored; (by synecdoche) young tiger; (fig.) strong; stalwart

  11 strokes

• 彭Péng🔊

  surname Peng

  12 strokes

• 彰zhāng🔊

  clear

  14 strokes

• 影yǐng🔊

  picture

  15 strokes

• 彨chī🔊

  variant of 螭[chi1]

  22 strokes